The Story

In October 2011, 4 year old Asiya from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, sustained severe burns by flame to 70% of her body. Her 5 year old brother, while playing outside, found a lighter, and when no one was around, for just a few minutes, the two curious children started playing with it... Asiya's clothes caught fire...
Against all odds this brave little girl survived, she spent months in Intensive Care unit at a local hospital, undergone 32 surgeries and 72 blood transfusions. Then, after a while, she was sent home to be cared for by her mom and dad. She has contractures in the joints of her arms that severely limit the movement in her shoulders, elbows, hands and the right hip.The fingers of one hand do not work at all. To regain normal movement Asiya requires complicated and costly surgeries that can only be performed in specialized facilities by highly qualified doctors. So far, the parents have consulted The Turner Scientific and Research Institute in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, as well as specialists in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the U.S. The estimated cost of multi-stage surgical treatment is at least $60,000 for the most basic of procedures required. Asiya's parents try not to think about this astronomical, to them, figure. They have asked all their family members and friends to donate any sum of money to complete at least the first stage - one joint on one arm.
Karaganda is also my home town. Asiya's mom and I went to school together. Now I live in Canada. And I want the whole world to know what happened to the little girl of a friend of mine. Because I believe that with all the compassion and generosity in the world, together we can help this little child have a much better life than what is facing her today. Please donate to this cause and spread the word. If many people give just a few dollars each, I believe, we can raise the money for the much needed surgeries and put a smile back on this child's face.
The authenticity of the information presented here can be confirmed by directly contacting the Regional Children's Hospital of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. The phone numbers can be found on their website (see updates)

Asiya has severe itching, because there is no skin, only scars. The force of the blood flow inside these scars tears the tissues and causes not just itching but debilitating itching. Skin is an organ that performs 7 functions for the body, and 70% of the skin is damaged. It is very hard to live with, the child is growing, but the scars don't grow, but rip and tear and bleed. It is very hard for the little one. We did not know before, never had to deal with this and did not realize all the characteristics of the burn disease. It is very scary. Reconstructive surgeries must be done every year as the child grows because the scars don't grow but stretch. We never wish anyone to experience or see such horror, never.

Asiya has severe itching because there is no skin, only scars, and the strong blood flow inside the scars causes not just itching but debilitating itching. Skin is the organ that performs 7 functions for the body, and 70% of the skin is damaged. It is very difficult to live with. The child is growing and the scars don't grow but rip and tear and bleed. It is very hard for the little one. We didn't know before, never had to deal with this and were not aware of all the characteristics of the burn disease. Reconstructive surgeries must be done every year as the child grows, because the scars don't grow, they stretch. We don't wish anyone to experience or see such horror, never!

Posted on May 27, 2012

Posted on May 27, 2012

Another link to an article about Asiya on the web:

Интернет Портал Нур

http://news.nur.kz/219066.html?trnd=976

Posted on May 24, 2012

Posted on May 24, 2012

This is the article in Karaganda's newspaper about Asiya - the little girl from my hometown who almost burned to death. Her mom Delfuza is in the picture, we went to school together when we were kids... This page is entirely in Russian, sorry there is no English version, but Google Translate will give you the gist of it, if you want to know what it says.

Posted on May 22, 2012

Posted on May 22, 2012

Thank you to all who have donated money so far... Thank you for sharing Asiya's story with others. Hopefully, the more people know about this fundraiser, the sooner she can start receiving much needed medical treatment. THANK YOU!